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SUMMARY:Partner Webinar: Wildfire in the Western US: Causes\, Consequences\, & Adaptation
DESCRIPTION:Large fires are becoming more frequent and severe across the western US. Since 1984\, annual burned forest area has increased by about 1\,100%. Lives\, property\, and livelihoods are routinely threatened and burned landscapes can be left ecologically transformed. \nWhat is causing recent trends in fire activity? What will forests of the future look like? How can modeling wildfires and forest response guide adaptation strategies? These are among the questions to be explored. Panelists will also discuss the importance of tailoring fire and forest management to the local context\, considering regionally specific factors like forest type\, environmental conditions\, and the presence of people. \nPanelists will include: forest ecologist Winslow Hansen (Cary Institute)\, fire ecologist Phil Higuera (University of Montana)\, and natural resource sociologist Catrin Edgeley (Northern Arizona University). \nThis event will include time for audience Q&A. Free and open to all. \nRegistration is required.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/partner-webinar-wildfire-in-the-western-us-causes-consequences-adaptation/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210916T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210916T160000
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CREATED:20210914T122102Z
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SUMMARY:Partner Webinar: Forgotten Habitat: Native Groundcover
DESCRIPTION:Nature Knowledge is a speaker series hosted by Dr. Shelly Johnson to share current scientific knowledge on topics affecting nature in Florida\, supported by UF/IFAS Natural Resources Extension. This month\, Megan Ellis\, Private Lands Biologist from the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission and Landowner Assistance Program\, will join us to discuss the importance of native groundcover\, its decline throughout history\, and what we can do to recover this forgotten habitat \nRegister here.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/partner-webinar-forgotten-habitat-native-groundcover/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210916T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210916T160000
DTSTAMP:20260608T121016
CREATED:20210913T130521Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240816T163001Z
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SUMMARY:Partner Webinar Series: Wildfire: Weather\, Water\, Weeds\, Wildlife
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we seek to better understand wildfire effects on communities and the health of our watersheds! Expert panelists will share recent education efforts\, guidelines\, and research on the physical\, cultural and ecological conditions related to increasing frequency and scale of wildfires in our region.\nThurs. Sept. 16th\, 2021 | 9am-12pm\nThurs. Sept. 30th\, 2021 | 9am-12pm\nThurs. Oct. 14th\, 2021 | 2pm-5:30pm\n\n​Register here. \nSince our symposia after the Griffith Park Fire in 2007 and after the Station Fire in 2009\, Council for Watershed Health (CWH) has sought to continue convenings around local fire preparedness\, defensible space\, environmental impacts\, and the increasing frequency of wildfires in our region. It is our goal to contribute to a shared understanding amongst stakeholders on the watershed issues of the day\, gather lessons learned and disseminate best practices and strategies for healthier watersheds. \nEach of the three webinars will consist of short presentations and moderated panel discussions by leading experts in Wildland Fire Research\, Land Management\, Air Quality\, Water Quality\, Flood Control\, Weeds and Wildlife\, Land Use Planning\, and Utility Services. \nWith this Symposium\, we will: \n\n\nExamine agency/utility wildfire safety\, mitigation measures and resiliency planning for future fire weather \n\n\nLearn about research focused on wildfire effects on water quality (sediment\, contaminants) and water supply in our region and how we can improve our practices \n\n\nDiscuss how forests\, shrublands and rivers are recovering or being impacted by invasive plants and biodiversity loss \n\n\nUnderstand how state and local agencies are preparing and responding to increased threat of wildfire \n\n\n\nWho will attend?\nPlanning and Public Works Professionals\, Water Resources Professionals\, Land Managers Public Health Professionals\, Local Business Leaders\, Civil Engineers\, Regulators\, Land Managers\, Researchers\, Education and Extension Specialists\, Public Health Professionals\, Developers\, Landscape Architects\, Community Based Organizations\, Academics\, Students\, and any and all other interested parties.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/partner-webinar-series-wildfire-weather-water-weeds-wildlife/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210914T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210914T113000
DTSTAMP:20260608T121016
CREATED:20210830T192123Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240816T163005Z
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SUMMARY:Partner Webinar: Climate change-induced wildfire effects on soil biodiversity
DESCRIPTION:This webinar will explore recent advances in Climate Change research on wildfires and impacts on soil biodiversity. With rising awareness of wildfires worldwide and the release of the IPCC report on Climate Change\, and upcoming COP26 in Glasgow and UN Biodiversity Convention in China\, the topic is timely. This webinar will focus on new understanding of climate-induced wildfires​\, their effects on soil biodiversity and ecosystem processes\, and identify research priorities for the future. \nJoin panelists Elizabeth Wandrag Univ. York\, UK\, Konstantin Gongalsky\, Russian Academy of Sciences\, Moscow\, Marie-Charlotte Nilsson\, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) and Mac Callaham\, US Forest Service\, Georgia\, USA\, as they discuss their research\, major gaps ​in knowledge\, and how soil biodiversity research under global changes informs future land use policy. \nRegister here.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/partner-webinar-climate-change-induced-wildfire-effects-on-soil-biodiversity/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210914T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210914T110000
DTSTAMP:20260608T121016
CREATED:20210902T195220Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240816T163010Z
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SUMMARY:Partner Webinar: Southeast Climate Monthly Webinar + Air Quality and Health
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the Southeast Climate Monthly Webinar! These webinars provide the region’s stakeholders and interested parties with timely information on current and developing climate conditions such as drought\, floods\, and tropical storms\, as well as climatic events like El Niño and La Niña. Speakers may also discuss the impacts of these conditions on topics such as wildfires\, agriculture production\, disruption to water supply\, and ecosystems.\n\nThe September 14 webinar will also feature a presentation on the interactions between climate\, air quality\, and health.\nRegister here.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresenters\nClimate Overview and Hurricane Outlook Update\nSandra Rayne | Southeast Regional Climate Center\n\nWater Resources Overview\nJeff Dobur/Todd Hamill | NWS Southeast River Forecast Center\n\nAgriculture Impact Update\nPam Knox | University of Georgia\n\nInteractions Between Climate\, Air Quality\, and Health\nNyahsa Dunkley | State of Georgia Climate Office
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/partner-webinar-southeast-climate-monthly-webinar-air-quality-and-health/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210831
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210901
DTSTAMP:20260608T121016
CREATED:20210825T192002Z
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SUMMARY:Facebook Live: Wildfire Safety
DESCRIPTION:Tune in on August 31 at 12 p.m. Pacific Time as experts – Susie Kocher\, Stephen Quarles and Yana Valachovic – go live to answer questions about wildfire safety. \nWatch on the UC Agriculture and Natural Resources Facebook page.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/facebook-live-wildfire-safety/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210830T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210830T150000
DTSTAMP:20260608T121016
CREATED:20210729T120204Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240816T163016Z
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SUMMARY:Partner Webinar: Optimizing Ecosystem Services from Longleaf Pine: Balancing Carbon Sequestration with Watershed Health
DESCRIPTION:Longleaf pine forest conservation and restoration are critical priorities for protecting threatened and endangered species\, and can also benefit landowners interested in improving game habitat. Restoring and managing frequent-fire longleaf pine may also benefit water yield\, or the quantity of rainfall that makes it into streams\, rivers\, and groundwater. This webinar will summarize evidence that fire-managed longleaf pine forests consume less water than other forest types in the southeast\, and has potential to improve water yield in southeastern watersheds. Potential tradeoffs of longleaf pine management for water yield\, such as reduced carbon sequestration\, will be presented. Balancing carbon and water benefits will be discussed in the context of the latest available science on forest carbon and water\, and the relative value of these important ecosystem services at local\, national\, and global scales. \nNo registration required\, join the webinar here.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/partner-webinar-optimizing-ecosystem-services-from-longleaf-pine-balancing-carbon-sequestration-with-watershed-health/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210812T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210812T140000
DTSTAMP:20260608T121016
CREATED:20210630T165538Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240816T163020Z
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SUMMARY:SFE Webinar: Potential Impacts of Prescribed Fire Smoke on Air Quality\, Public Health\, and Socially Vulnerable Populations in the Southeastern U.S.
DESCRIPTION:A free one hour webinar from North Carolina State University\, the Southern Fire Exchange\, and the University of Florida. \nSociety of American Foresters CFE Credit Expected. \nPresenters: \nSadia Afrin\, Graduate Research Assistant\,\nDept. of Civil\, Construction & Environmental Engineering\, North Carolina State University \nFernando Garcia Menendez\, Assistant Professor\nDepartment of Civil\, Construction\, and Environmental Engineering\, North Carolina State University \nRegister here. \nWebinar Description: While prescribed fire is an essential land management tool in the Southeast\, its impacts on air quality and public health remain uncertain. This webinar will cover a recent project that used burn permit records\, air quality modelling\, and epidemiological associations between fine particulate matter concentrations and multiple health endpoints to examine these impacts\, with a focus on case studies in Georgia and North Carolina. Results show not only potential health impacts from prescribed fire\, but call for greater attention to the characterization of prescribed fire impacts\, potential air quality benefits of land treatment\, and the communities most exposed to fire-related smoke. Following the presentations there will be time for audience Q/A with the speakers.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/sfe-webinar-potential-impacts-of-prescribed-fire-smoke-on-air-quality-public-health-and-socially-vulnerable-populations-in-the-southeastern-u-s/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210803T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210803T150000
DTSTAMP:20260608T121016
CREATED:20210726T165521Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240816T163023Z
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SUMMARY:Partner Webinar: Flash Drought Webinar Series: Current Understanding and Future Priorities
DESCRIPTION:Droughts are often categorized as ‘flash’ droughts when they develop or intensify in a matter of weeks (though defining flash droughts continues to be an area of active debate). The National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) and the National Weather Service (NWS) are pleased to announce a series of three webinars to help climate professionals and operational service providers better understand this phenomenon\, its defining characteristics and how it varies by region and season\, its impacts on agricultural and other stakeholders\, and the potential for improved monitoring\, prediction\, and planning/response tools (datasets\, maps\, etc.). \nThis webinar\, the second in the series\, will showcase the following presentations and discussion by NIDIS staff on key takeaways from the December 2020 Workshop\, with an emphasis on priority activities to advance flash drought monitoring\, prediction\, and planning/response. \nNIDIS Flash Drought Workshop: Key Takeaways and Priorities – Joel Lisonbee and Molly Woloszyn\, NOAA-NIDIS\nAdditional reflections on the workshop and on priority actions to advance flash drought research:\nMike Hobbins\, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory\nAmanda Cravens\, USGS Fort Collins Science Center \nRegister here.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/sfe-webinar-flash-drought-webinar-series-current-understanding-and-future-priorities/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210729T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210729T143000
DTSTAMP:20260608T121016
CREATED:20210713T202004Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240816T163024Z
UID:4021-1627563600-1627569000@southernfireexchange.org
SUMMARY:Partner Webinar: Passenger Pigeons: A Force of Forest Disturbance
DESCRIPTION:Join the Consortium of Appalachian Fire Manager and Scientists to learn how this extinct species impacted forests in the U.S. Presentations by Dr. Ian Thompson (Tribal Historic Preservation Officer\, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma) and Dr. Ben Novak (Lead Scientist\, Revive & Restore) will introduce the cultural and ecological significance of passenger pigeons. This webinar will consider what their disappearance means in terms of ecological disturbance processes and the implications for forest and fire management today. \nRegister here.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/partner-webinar-passenger-pigeons-a-force-of-forest-disturbance/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210715T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210715T110000
DTSTAMP:20260608T121016
CREATED:20210602T201958Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240816T163027Z
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SUMMARY:Partner Webinar: Using fire regimes as ecosystem indicators: SEFireMap\, Southeast Conservation Blueprint\, and other applications
DESCRIPTION:Join the webinar on Microsoft Teams here. \nMore information on the webinar series here. \n 
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/partner-webinar-using-fire-regimes-as-ecosystem-indicators-sefiremap-southeast-conservation-blueprint-and-other-applications/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210714T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210714T170000
DTSTAMP:20260608T121016
CREATED:20210706T200043Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240816T163030Z
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SUMMARY:Workforce Resilience Ignite Talk: Fitness and Wellness for Performance in Wildland Firefighting
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Joe Sol\, Exercise Physiologist U.S. Forest Service and Brent Ruby\, Professor\, Department of Health and Human Performance\, University of Montana \nJoe and Brent will share their research on sustainment and maintenance throughout\nthe fire season. \nRegister here.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/workforce-resilience-ignite-talk-fitness-and-wellness-for-performance-in-wildland-firefighting/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210713T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210713T110000
DTSTAMP:20260608T121016
CREATED:20210701T133726Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240816T163031Z
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SUMMARY:Southeast Climate Monthly Webinar
DESCRIPTION:The Southeast Climate monthly webinar series is held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 10:00 am ET. This series is hosted by the Southeast Regional Climate Center\, in partnership with the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) and the NOAA National Weather Service. These webinars will provide the region with timely information on current and developing climate conditions such as drought\, floods and tropical storms\, as well as climatic events like El Niño and La Niña. Speakers may also discuss the impacts of these conditions on topics such as agriculture production\, water resources\, wildfires and ecosystems. \nRegister here.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/southeast-climate-monthly-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210629T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210629T140000
DTSTAMP:20260608T121016
CREATED:20210610T194556Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240816T163033Z
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SUMMARY:Partner Webinar: Bat Responses to Silvicultural Treatments
DESCRIPTION:Researchers have been studying bat responses to silvicultural treatments since the mid-1980s\, but research on the effects of silviculture on bats has increased greatly over the past decade. This webinar will present a synthesis of this research which includes the effects of regeneration harvests\, thinning\, gap formation\, plantation forestry\, and prescribed fire on bats. Dr. Loeb will also present the results of a recent review which compares the effects of prescribed fire and wildfire on bats. The talk will conclude with a discussion of the major gaps in our knowledge and where our research efforts need to be concentrated in the future. \nRegister here.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/partner-webinar-bat-responses-to-silvicultural-treatments/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210629T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210629T140000
DTSTAMP:20260608T121016
CREATED:20210603T150954Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240816T163036Z
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SUMMARY:SFE Webinar: Restoring the Pine Barrens - Attitudes towards restoration of a threatened ecosystem in the U.S. South
DESCRIPTION:SFE Webinar: Restoring the Pine Barrens – Attitudes towards restoration of a threatened ecosystem in the U.S. South \nDescription: Fire is a critical element for the restoration of native longleaf pine forests in the southern United States. This research explored public interest in restoration of this threatened ecosystem and the application of prescribed fire\, a key component of restoration. We report on a project conducted across eight southern states with the following objectives: (1) to identify if prescribed fire has kept pace with demand for planting longleaf following disaster events and (2) to identify landowners’ and public interest in ecological restoration using science-based prescriptions and how managers may use this information to increase prescribed burning. To address these objectives\, we collected data from key informant interviews and a public telephone survey. Results demonstrated several important predictors of social barriers to prescribed burning and types of landowners most likely to burn in longleaf ecosystems. We conclude with a discussion about ways to increase dialogue among stakeholders to help them understand the risks and benefits of appropriate ecosystem management using fire. Following the presentations there will be time for audience Q/A with the speakers. \nScheduled Time: 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET June 29\, 2021 \nSpeakers: Dr. Jason Gordon\, University of Georgia\nDr. John Willis\, US Forest Southern Research Station \nWebinar Partners: US Forest Service Southern Region\, the University of Georgia\, the Southern Fire Exchange\, NC State University\, and the University of Florida. \nWebinar Target Audience: Natural Resource Managers\, Park Rangers\, Public Information Officers\, Outreach Specialists\, Cooperative Extension Agents \nWebinar Registration Link:  https://ufl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sBibA3bvSmuWBUgCdHymag
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/sfe-webinar-restoring-the-pine-barrens-attitudes-towards-restoration-of-a-threatened-ecosystem-in-the-u-s-south/
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CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210624T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210624T150000
DTSTAMP:20260608T121016
CREATED:20210604T133917Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240816T163038Z
UID:3511-1624543200-1624546800@southernfireexchange.org
SUMMARY:Partner Webinar: Connecting Main Street to Mountaintops: Urban land protection as part of a comprehensive landscape conservation strategy
DESCRIPTION:A comprehensive approach to landscape conservation must include urban spaces and communities\, as much as it includes large wild places and rural communities. For nearly fifty years\, The Trust for Public Land has been a leader in land protection and park creation\, working with communities across the American landscape to advance equity\, health\, and climate resilience. Leaders from TPL’s parks and schoolyards teams will share insights on effective strategies for using park creation\, spatial analysis\, and community engagement as part of a conservation approach that strengthens and improves the livability of our cities while connecting them to a larger surrounding landscape that spans regional and\, ultimately\, national borders. \nPresenters:\nDanielle Denk\, Program Director and Schoolyard Initiative Lead\nLinda Hwang\, Director of Strategy and Innovation\nRobert Kent\, Texas State Director\nMichael Giammusso\, National Lands Initiative Lead \nRegister here.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/partner-webinar-connecting-main-street-to-mountaintops-urban-land-protection-as-part-of-a-comprehensive-landscape-conservation-strategy/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210617T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210617T140000
DTSTAMP:20260608T121016
CREATED:20210512T134110Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240816T163039Z
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SUMMARY:Partner Webinar: Ethics and Professional Forestry
DESCRIPTION:Foresters have an ethical responsibility to those they serve. However\, sometimes it is hard to determine where the line is between what is ethical and what may be construed as unethical. This course serves as a reminder of our ethical duties and gives examples of situations where ethics come into play. \n\n\n Foresters have a responsibility to manage land for both current and future generations in an ethical fashion. This course is a refresher in ethics as they apply to forestry situations. Real life examples will be used to illustrate how tough ethical dilemmas may be handled by and to help us identify those areas that skirt the edges of ethical conduct. The North Carolina State Board of Registration for Foresters is pleased to have Butch Bailey\, Extension Associate with Mississippi State University\, put a new face on the traditional ethics presentation. Examples of ethics related situations from North Carolina will also be presented by the board. This course is being offered by the North Carolina State Board of Registration for Foresters as a service to the professional forestry community. \nNo registration required\, join here.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/partner-webinar-ethics-and-professional-forestry/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210610T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210610T140000
DTSTAMP:20260608T121016
CREATED:20210601T121710Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240816T163041Z
UID:3489-1623330000-1623333600@southernfireexchange.org
SUMMARY:Partner Webinar: "Fire Breaks: Fire Suppression\, the 'Light-Burning' Controversy\, and the Return of Indigenous Flames"
DESCRIPTION:Historian Char Miller will be speaking about this history of fire use by Indigenous populations in what is now California and the impact of fire suppression on the land and peoples. Registration for the free Zoom event is required. \nRegister here.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/partner-webinar-fire-breaks-fire-suppression-the-light-burning-controversy-and-the-return-of-indigenous-flames/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210609T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210609T140000
DTSTAMP:20260608T121016
CREATED:20210604T133805Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240816T163042Z
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SUMMARY:Partner Webinar: Collaborative Landscape Conservation Planning: Fostering local stakeholder engagement
DESCRIPTION:Natural resource practitioners are increasingly taking a collaborative\, landscape-level approach to natural resource conservation. Despite its potential advantages\, this approach faces challenges. Primary among these is ensuring ecosystem-wide goals for conservation can effectively inform local management plans and actions. This necessitates working with local stakeholders. Opportunities for local stakeholders to participate in landscape conservation planning are often limited\, in part because conservation leaders are uncertain about whether\, when\, and how these stakeholders might most effectively participate in decision processes. \nIn this presentation\, Catherine Doyle-Capitman will provide an overview of best practices for engaging local stakeholders and incorporating social data during collaborative landscape conservation planning. An overview of these best practices can be found in the following practitioners’ guide: Facilitating Local Stakeholder Participation in Collaborative Landscape Conservation Planning (https://prod-is-cms-assets.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/hd/prod/353a0be0-a3a5-11eb-9909-a71e27a203e5-Doyle-Capitman.pdf) \nRegister here.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/partner-webinar-collaborative-landscape-conservation-planning-fostering-local-stakeholder-engagement/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210603
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210604
DTSTAMP:20260608T121016
CREATED:20210125T141354Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240816T163043Z
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SUMMARY:North Georgia Prescribed Fire Council Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:AGENDA\n9:00 Opening remarks – Kevin Hiers\n9:10 Welcome – Governor Brian Kemp\n9:25 The State of Fire in Georgia -Tim Lowrimore\n9:45 Prescribed Fire’s Role in the Oak Regeneration Process – Dr. Callie Schweitzer\n10:30 Break\n10:45 Using Drones with Infrared Capabilities To Monitor Fire Behavior – Cole Fagen/Amy McClave\n11:15 The Role of Prescribed Fire in Shortleaf Pine – Mike Black\n11:35 Lunch Break\n12:05 Forest and Fire Management for Northern Bobwhites Above the Fall Line -Dr. James Martin\n12:35 Before fire exclusion…fire history in North Georgia and the Cumberland Plateau -Mike Stambaugh\n1:05 The Paradoxical Effects of the 2016 Wildfires on Tree Mortality-Dr. Joseph O’Brien\n1:35 Break\n1:50 A Case Study of Smoke in Chattanooga -Dr. Scott Goodrick\n2:10 Smoke Management Guide for SE Landowners – Jennifer Fawcett/Holly\nCampbell\n2:30 Community Protection Program-Beyond Boundaries -Shardul Raval\n2:45 Closing Remarks – Kevin Hiers\n3:00 Adjourn \nSAF Continuing Forestry Education credits as well as Master Timber Harvester credits will be available for those attending this meeting. Attendance will be determined by a list of individuals that sign-in to the meeting. In order to get credit for attending\, you will need to register below with your license number. You will receive a confirmation email with a link unique to you. Use that link on June 3rd to log-in and attend the meeting. If you do not use your unique link\, we will be unable to verify your attendance and you will not receive continuing education credits. \nRegister here.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/north-georgia-prescribed-fire-council-annual-meeting/
CATEGORIES:Meetings,Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210527T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210527T150000
DTSTAMP:20260608T121016
CREATED:20210525T125505Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240816T163044Z
UID:3472-1622124000-1622127600@southernfireexchange.org
SUMMARY:Partner Webinar: Collaborative Fire Management Case Studies from the Colville National Forest
DESCRIPTION:This webinar will provide examples of successful cross-cultural partnerships for managing fire and building community resilience in a changing climate. In this webinar\, USFS fire ecologist and tribal liaison Monique Wynecoop will share two case studies from the Colville National Forest\, in which the Spokane and Colville Tribes and non-tribal partners conducted collaborative\, interdisciplinary fire management projects that incorporated diverse values\, cultures and knowledges to meet multiple fire management goals. Monique will share lessons learned for building trust with tribal communities and conducting collaborative fire management through a restorative justice lens with tribes as beneficiaries. \nRegister for the webinar here.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/partner-webinar-collaborative-fire-management-case-studies-from-the-colville-national-forest/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210526T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210526T150000
DTSTAMP:20260608T121016
CREATED:20210524T161722Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240816T163046Z
UID:3466-1622037600-1622041200@southernfireexchange.org
SUMMARY:Partner Webinar: Learn about the New 'Compare Weather' Function in IFTDSS
DESCRIPTION:Compare and View up to Five Weather Scenarios to evaluate affects on Fire Behavior. Only in the Interagency Fuel Treatment Decision Support System (IFTDSS) can you run fire behavior models and compare the outputs side-by-side. Easily view on the map\, change the inputs and re-run to explore the impacts of weather on fire behavior outputs. Great for enhancing your burn plans\, NEPA documents or understanding and calibrating model outputs. \nRegister here.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/partner-webinar-learn-about-the-new-compare-weather-function-in-iftdss/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210520T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210520T150000
DTSTAMP:20260608T121016
CREATED:20210507T131503Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240816T163048Z
UID:3403-1621519200-1621522800@southernfireexchange.org
SUMMARY:Partner Webinar: Stewart Udall and the Politics of Environment and Race
DESCRIPTION:Stewart Udall left a profound impact on land conservation and racial issues. As the U.S. Interior Secretary during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations he successfully advocated for the creation of many national parks and monuments\, and encouraged Lady Bird Johnson to undertake a national beautification program. He led the way for most of the environmental legislation we now take for granted\, including the Clean Air and Water and Wilderness Acts\, Wild and Scenic Rivers and National Trails Acts\, and the National Historical Preservation Act\, and the Land and Water Conservation Fund. He also fought for pesticide reduction and mining reclamation\, endangered species protection\, gas mileage requirements\, and rapid transit systems. \nBy no means was his work limited to the land. As Secretary and in his private life Udall also worked for racial justice. He fought successfully to end Jim Crow era segregation at the University of Arizona and broke with the Mormon Church over its refusal to allow Blacks in the priesthood. As Secretary\, he hired the first African American rangers in our national parks\, forced the Washington Redskins (now the Washington Football Team) to integrate their team\, championed self-determination for Native Americans\, and fought for redress and compensation for Navajo uranium miners and other victims of the atomic age. \nDiscussing this transformative yet underappreciated figure will be John de Graaf\, director of the upcoming PBS film “Stewart Udall and the Politics of Beauty.” \nRegister here.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/partner-webinar-stewart-udall-and-the-politics-of-environment-and-race/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210512T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210512T130000
DTSTAMP:20260608T121016
CREATED:20210426T131629Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240816T163049Z
UID:3357-1620817200-1620824400@southernfireexchange.org
SUMMARY:Partner Webinar: Working Lands for Wildlife - The Long View: Sustaining Our Oak Forests
DESCRIPTION:This FREE working lands webinar hosted by Ruffed Grouse Society &American Woodcock Society and the NRCS Working Lands for Wildlife program will educate landowners and natural resource professionals on working lands conservation programs intended to benefit wildlife species and promote forest diversity. \nThis webinar has been approved for the following. Please register here to receive credit. \n\n2 CFE credits (category 1) with the Society of American Foresters\n2 CEUs (category 1) of the Certified Wildlife Biologist® Renewal/Professional Development Certificate Program for participation in the webinar\nUSDA-NRCS Conservation Planner Certification\n\nRegister here. \nThroughout history\, oak forests have been appreciated for their enormous ecological\, economic\, and social value. These benefits are widely acknowledged by foresters\, wildlife biologists\, hunters\, conservationists\, and landowners. \nHowever\, successfully managing oak forests is no easy task. It requires knowledge\, forethought\, and patience. Due to land-use history\, fire suppression\, and poor or lacking forest management we are gradually losing our oak forests throughout the Central Hardwood Region and Eastern United States. \nIn this webinar\, we will take the “Long View” by looking back in time to see how human history has influenced the oak forests we have today. This historical grounding will allow us to look forward and consider how our actions today can ensure we restore and sustain oak forests into the future. \nTo do this\, we must first gain a comprehensive understanding of the history of our oak forests in the Central Hardwood Region and learn about their widespread value to people\, deer\, grouse\, songbirds\, and pollinators. We will then look more closely at current research and how these dynamic forests grow and change in the face of natural and human disturbances. Speakers will then share practical examples of far-reaching\, thoughtful forest management on family land and how those examples can be replicated to perpetuate our oak forests throughout their range.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/partner-webinar-working-lands-for-wildlife-the-long-view-sustaining-our-oak-forests/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210511T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210511T110000
DTSTAMP:20260608T121016
CREATED:20210430T165658Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240816T163050Z
UID:3382-1620727200-1620730800@southernfireexchange.org
SUMMARY:Partner Webinar: Southeast Climate Monthly Webinar
DESCRIPTION:The Southeast Climate monthly webinar series is held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 10:00 am ET. This series is hosted by the Southeast Regional Climate Center\, in partnership with the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) and the NOAA National Weather Service. These webinars will provide the region with timely information on current and developing climate conditions such as drought\, floods and tropical storms\, as well as climatic events like El Niño and La Niña. Speakers may also discuss the impacts of these conditions on topics such as agriculture production\, water resources\, wildfires and ecosystems. \nRegister here.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/partner-webinar-southeast-climate-monthly-webinar-3/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210506T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210506T140000
DTSTAMP:20260608T121016
CREATED:20210426T132423Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240816T163052Z
UID:3364-1620306000-1620309600@southernfireexchange.org
SUMMARY:Partner Webinar: Fighting Fire with Fire: Rx Fire Toolbox to Combat Identified Social Barriers
DESCRIPTION:Elevated fuel loads together with projected hotter and drier climatic conditions will likely lead to more frequent erratic wildfires in the western USA. Recognition that changing climate and decades of fuel accumulation are increasing the risks of wildfire has led to calls for fire management reform\, including the widespread use of prescribed fire to reduce fuel loads. However\, this shift in fire management emphasis is failing to be widely adopted due to social and regulatory barriers to using fire. To ensure fire management reform is broadly adopted on private land in the western states\, the attitudes of stakeholders towards the use of prescribed fire as a wildfire reduction tool need to be clearly understood. \nPresenter: Dr. Urs Kreuter \nRegister here.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/partner-webinar-fighting-fire-with-fire-rx-fire-toolbox-to-combat-identified-social-barriers/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210506T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210506T140000
DTSTAMP:20260608T121016
CREATED:20210422T131916Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240816T163054Z
UID:3346-1620306000-1620309600@southernfireexchange.org
SUMMARY:SFE Webinar: Fire Suppression and Mesophication of Upland Oak Landscapes
DESCRIPTION:Historically pyrophytic and open-canopied upland oak landscapes across the central and eastern U.S. are shifting to closed-canopied forests dominated by shade-tolerant\, often fire-sensitive species. Mesophication\, a hypothesized process initiated by intentional fire exclusion by which these encroaching species progressively create conditions favorable for their own persistence at the expense of pyrophytic species\, is commonly cited as causing this structural and compositional transition. While many forest ecologists and land managers accept the mesophication hypothesis as evidence for these shifts\, the reason for these changes is not clear and many questions remain. In this presentation\, we will consider current evidence for mesophication plus knowledge gaps and potential future research that considers which tree species and tree traits create self-perpetuating conditions and under what conditions tree-level processes might affect forest flammability at broader scales. The goal is to promote research that can better inform restoration and conservation of oak ecosystems experiencing structural and compositional shifts across the region. \nPresenter:\nDr. Heather Alexander\, Assistant Professor of Forest Ecology\, Auburn University \nRegister here. \nSociety of American Foresters CFE Credit Expected.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/sfe-webinar-fire-suppression-and-mesophication-of-upland-oak-landscapes/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210504T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210504T130000
DTSTAMP:20260608T121016
CREATED:20210317T170234Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240816T163055Z
UID:3167-1620129600-1620133200@southernfireexchange.org
SUMMARY:Partner Webinar: Bobwhite Quail Lunch and Learn
DESCRIPTION:Join the Sewee Longleaf Conservation Cooperative in this virtual webinar for a conversation with SC’s bobwhite quail experts. \nRegister here.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/partner-webinar-bobwhite-quail-lunch-and-learn/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210428T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210428T120000
DTSTAMP:20260608T121016
CREATED:20210412T135056Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240816T163057Z
UID:3266-1619607600-1619611200@southernfireexchange.org
SUMMARY:SFE Webinar: Prescribed Burn Associations in the Southeast - A Conversation with Experts
DESCRIPTION:A Prescribed Burn Association\, or PBA\, is a group of local landowners and other concerned citizens that form a partnership to conduct prescribed burns. PBAs are increasingly being formed and discussed in the Southeast in response to both landowner interest in conducting prescribed fire and the barriers they face in doing so. A previous SFE webinar examined recent research on the potential applications of PBAs for family forest landowners (view the recording here). While attending the previous webinar is not required\, this event is intended to serve as a follow-up conversation and will feature a panel discussion of experts from North Carolina and Oklahoma who are involved in PBAs. \nThere will be an opportunity for webinar attendees to submit questions\, and you may submit questions ahead of time to Laurel Kays at lekays@ncsu.edu. Following the presentations there will be time for audience Q/A with the speakers. \nPresenters:\nJesse Wimberley\, Coordinator\, Sandhills PBA\nBenjy Strope\, Biologist\, NC Wildlife Resources Commission\nPhil Wallace\, Staff Forester – Silviculture\, NC Forest Service\nJohn Weir\, Associate Extension Specialist\, Oklahoma State University \nRegister here. \nSociety of American Foresters CFE Credit Expected.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/sfe-webinar-prescribed-burn-associations-in-the-southeast-a-conversation-with-experts/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210427T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210427T160000
DTSTAMP:20260608T121016
CREATED:20210413T125153Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240816T163059Z
UID:3274-1619535600-1619539200@southernfireexchange.org
SUMMARY:Partner Webinar: Bees and Fire: Do they Mix?
DESCRIPTION:Prescribed fire has been an essential tool for forest restoration in the southeastern United States. Bees are essential components of these ecosystems\, but how do bees cope with fire? This webinar looks at the evidence and gives a glimpse into recent and ongoing research in North Carolina’s fire-managed forests. \nRegister here.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/partner-webinar-bees-and-fire-do-they-mix/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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